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Monday, July 11, 2011

what-i-cooked: goat cheese with sweet medjol dates and onions





i love zingerman's creamy goat cheese and am always looking for new ways to incorporate it into my dinners.  i used the goat cheese here as an appetizer and balanced it with some sweet medjol dates and onions before topping it with a filo dough crust.  can't wait to make it again!
ingredients: serves 2
.5 lb creamy goat cheese
12 dried medjol dates
1/4 diced yellow onion
butter
pepper
filo dough
small oven safe pot
french baguette
olive oil
directions:
first pre-heat the oven to 350 and dice the medjol dates and place in a bowl with the goat cheese.  then dice the onions and saute until translucent in 1 tablespoon of butter.  once the onions are done saute-ing, combine them in the bowl with the goat cheese and medjol dates and then transfer the mixture to the baking pot.  cut 5 filo dough sheets to fit the top of your small pot and then layer atop the goat cheese with each layer separated by a thin layer of butter.  then transfer to the pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes or until the filo is slightly browned. 
while the goat cheese pot is cooking, cut the french baguette into 2" rounds and saute in a fry pan with butter until lightly browned.  serve the toasts alongside the cooked goat cheese pot. 

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